Case Reports Transfusion Medicine 2025 Exercise 1

Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:

·        list key biometric and laboratory values needed to prescribe therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE);

·        calculate and interpret a PLASMIC Score;

·        order appropriate testing for confirmation of TTP;

·        state the proper endpoint for TPE during management of TTP;

·        list two medications commonly utilized or considered for TTP management;

·        describe the mechanism of action of caplacizumab; and

recognize long-term sequelae following an acute TTP episode